Podcast

Episode #153: Blow Up Your Own Comfort Zone

“We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do”. This quo...

Episode #481: Emotional Fitness For Leaders (Part One)

Dr. Emily Anhalt is an American psychologist who has created a gym for mental health, based on research she ...

Episode #307: What About The Deals We Lost

I am a big fan of Victor Antonio who is a sales coach in America. He has an excellent show called the Sales ...

Episode #307: The Frog In The Well Doesn't Know the Presenting Ocean

This Japanese saying the “frog in the well doesn't know the ocean” is a favourite. When I think about its ap...

Episode #253: Presenters, Lose the Vice Like Grip on The Rostrum

Good posture never goes out of fashion. Standing up straight shows confidence, allows good breath control a...

Episode #119: Bill Hall, President at Ipsos Healthcare Japan Ltd

William “Bill” Hall is currently the President at Ipsos Healthcare Japan Ltd. Mr. Hall has a long-standing h...

Episode #152: Presentation Rehearsal

Every performance is better when practiced beforehand and presenting is no different. We are putting oursel...

Episode #480: ABCD Players

Episode #306: Trust In Sales Is Everything

I had been busy, so setting this appointment had been difficult. Eventually, we found the day and time to m...

Episode #306: What Do I Leave In and What Do I Take Out

I am a hoarder. I never throw anything out and this habit spills over into preparing for my presentations. ...

Episode #252: The Persuasive Leader

A friend of mine was lamenting that he had not taken the time to complete our High Impact Presentations Cour...

Episode #118: Jennie Petit, President & CEO, TUV Rheinland in Japan

Jennelle “Jennie” Petit is the President of TUV Rheinland in Japan. Over 30 years, Ms. Petit has gone throug...

Episode #151: Cold Calling

Cold calling is an unheralded intervention into someone's already packed schedule. They are distracted by t...

Episode #479: When The Leadership Student is Ready, The Teacher Appears

We are all exposed to leadership lessons throughout our lives, yet for most of the time we are unaware of th...

Episode #305: The Japanese business Glass Permanently Half-Empty

Many years ago, my job was to help Australian companies crack the Japanese market. One of the elements of t...

Episode #305: Confidence Sells Your Audience On Your Message

I was listening to a recent episode of Victor Antonio’s Sales influence Podcast show and one of his guests wa...

Episode #251: Close That Sale

You would think that asking for the order would be the simplest thing in a sales job. Not the case here in ...

Episode #117: Campbell Hanley, Managing Director, Weber Shandwick, Japan

Originally from Australia, Mr. Campbell Hanley is presently the Managing Director of Weber Shandwick, Japan....

Episode #150: Leadership Ideas From Drucker

Peter Drucker has this great quote. “Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusio...

Episode #478: Leaders Need To Have More Meals With The Team

Covid driving us all to work from home has been good for the commuter. For Tokyo, many people typically fac...